《简?爱》是“书虫?牛津英语文学名著简写本”中的一本，是英国作家夏洛蒂?勃朗特于1847年发表的长篇小说。该小说以简?爱的成长历程为主线，描绘了她对自我和真爱的追求，展现了她不安于现状，独立自主，自尊自强，勇敢坚韧的品质。小说发表之初在英国文坛引起轰动，被认为是一部具有浓厚浪漫主义色彩的现实主义小说，也是一部带有自传色彩的作品，是夏洛蒂?勃朗特“诗意的生平写照”。《简?爱》被英国小说家萨克雷赞誉为“一位伟大天才的杰作”。
PART I A child at Gateshead
1 The red room 3
2 Leaving Gateshead 15
PART II A girl at Lowood
3 My first impressions of school 27
4 Making a friend 35
5 Mr Brocklehurst’s visit and its results 41
6 Learning to like school 50
PART III A governess at Thornfield
7 Thornfield and Mr Rochester 57
8 Getting to know Mr Rochester 65
9 Mr Rochester’s past 75
10 The mystery of Grace Poole 82
11 The Thornfield house-party 88
12 The gipsy woman 97
13 The stranger is attacked 104
14 Trouble at Gateshead 112
15 The future Mrs Rochester 120
16 Preparing for the wedding 129
17 The wedding day 136
18 Mr Rochester’s explanation 143
PART IV A woman at Moor House
19 Finding shelter 157
20 A new home 162
21 Mr Rivers’ sacrifice 168
22 Sudden wealth 176
23 A voice from the past 184
PART V A wife at Ferndean Manor
24 Returning to Thornfield 195
25 Finding Mr Rochester again 198
ACTIVITIES 206
